单词 | unconstitutional |
释义 | unconstitutionaladj. 1. Not in harmony with, or authorized by, the political constitution; at variance with the recognized principles of the state. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > illegality > [adjective] > unconstitutional unconstitutional1734 society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [adjective] > constitutional > of a sovereign > not unconstitutional1734 1734 Country Jrnl. 16 Nov. 1/2 Lest all other Provisions should be ineffectual to keep the Members of the House of Commons out of this unconstitutional Dependency..the Wisdom of our Constitution hath thought fit that the Representatives of the People should not have Time to forget that they are such; that they are empowered to act for the People, not against them. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 245 Whenever the unconstitutional oppressions, even of the Sovereign power,..threaten desolation to a State. 1770 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxix. 107 The unconstitutional employment of the military. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vii. 210 That the Declaration of Indulgence was unconstitutional is a point on which both the great English parties have always been entirely agreed. 1893 Times 29 Apr. Lord S. described such a step as in the highest degree unconstitutional. 2. Not inherent in, or in accordance with, a person's constitution. ΚΠ 1794 W. Godwin Caleb Williams II. xiv. 264 The keeper once more made his appearance..with his former unconstitutional and ambiguous humanity. Derivatives unconstiˈtutionalism n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [noun] > constitutional system > actions or ideas not conforming to unconstitutionalism1920 1920 Glasgow Herald 11 Dec. 7 It is the first area of dry land which has shown itself after the deluge of unconstitutionalism in that part of the country [sc. Ireland]. 1949 St. J. Ervine Craigavon ii. lxxvi. 344 He might have made an effective debating retort to the Ulstermen about unconstitutionalism. unconstiˈtutionally adv. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > illegality > [adverb] > unconstitutionally arbitrarilya1626 unconstitutionally1791 1791 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 32 I am concerned..to see you unconstitutionally adopting a French word when there is no occasion. 1845 Ld. Campbell Lives Chancellors III. lxxxix. 354 The bill had been unconstitutionally got rid of. 1889 S. Walpole Life Ld. J. Russell II. xxiv. 202 It was..asserted..that the Prince was interfering unconstitutionally both in foreign and domestic affairs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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